Example sentences of "her [noun] set [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 She had her eyes set on a bigger catch than me . ’
2 Jessamy stared at him for a moment , then her mouth set into a line that was almost as determined as his own .
3 Her mouth set in a stubborn line he knew so well .
4 Her mouth set in a grim line , she went to the kitchen door .
5 Her mouth set in a stubborn line .
6 She lifted the receiver as Myra darted to the other phone and , her mouth set in a straight line , dialled the number of Roman 's office .
7 She stalked off across the road , her hat jammed firmly on her head and her mouth set in a mutinous line .
8 Kate stared back at him , her mouth set in a bitter line .
9 For a moment she hesitated , then , her mouth set in a determined line Elise would have recognised with misgiving , set about dampening her cotton nightshirt and then her hair and face to simulate perspiration .
10 Her face was flushed , but her mouth set in a firm line .
11 After those championships she has her sights set on a more demanding six-day track event in Australia ; she set a world best for 538 miles at the equivalent event in 1990 .
12 Amanda Harris plays her as a termagant who steams about like the mad woman in the attic , her face set in a perpetual lockjawed scowl .
13 Her face set in a mask of intense fury , she slammed the doors hard as she left the court .
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